{"id":346958,"date":"2025-12-13T19:46:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T19:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/346958\/"},"modified":"2025-12-13T19:46:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T19:46:16","slug":"israel-joins-us-led-pax-silica-initiative-to-cooperate-on-securing-ai-supply-chains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/346958\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel joins US-led ‘Pax Silica’ initiative to cooperate on securing AI supply chains"},"content":{"rendered":"

Israel on Friday joined the US\u2019s Pax Silica Initiative to cooperate on supply chains for artificial intelligence at an international conference in Washington.<\/p>\n

The pact will include Israel alongside the United States, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates and Australia.<\/p>\n

The summit is \u201cthe beginning of a new golden era of cooperation on AI and supply chain security,\u201d said the White House, bringing together the countries with the \u201cmost cutting-edge AI supply chain ecosystems.\u201d<\/p>\n

Israel was represented by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s economic adviser Avi Simhon, Finance Ministry chief economist Shmuel Abramzon and National AI Directorate head Erez Askal, said the Prime Minister\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe initiative aims to build a secure, resilient and innovative technological ecosystem across the entire value chain \u2014 from the extraction of critical minerals and energy, through advanced manufacturing and semiconductors, to AI infrastructure, data centers and logistics,\u201d said the PMO, echoing language from an American press statement.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIts goal is to shape a new, sustainable economic order for the age of artificial intelligence and to ensure shared prosperity for the participating countries.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIsrael\u2019s accession to the US-led Pax Silica Initiative is a mark of distinction for Israel and for Israel\u2019s high-tech industry,\u201d said Simhon in a statement, \u201cwhich is regarded as a global leader in innovation and artificial intelligence.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tNational Economic Council chairman Avi Simhon attends a Finance Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on September 16, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel\/Flash90)<\/p>\n

The US said other countries would join the pact, adding that countries would work together to ensure a timely supply chain, though it was vague on the practicalities.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe that this gathering and grouping matters because the global system is shifting from \u2018just in time\u2019 to strategically aligned,\u201d said Jacob Helberg, the State Department\u2019s undersecretary for economic affairs.<\/p>\n

\u201cPax Silica ultimately ensures that these countries have reliable access to the inputs and infrastructure that determine AI competitiveness,\u201d he told reporters ahead of the signing.<\/p>\n

Other countries participating in the meetings in Washington on supply chains, without formally joining the Pax Silica, were the United Arab Emirates, Canada and the Netherlands, as well as the European Union as an institution.<\/p>\n

The signing in Washington came despite US President Donald Trump this week announcing he will allow the export of Nvidia\u2019s advanced artificial intelligence chips to China, reversing a decision by his predecessor Joe Biden, who voiced national security concerns<\/a> in sharing the key technology.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tView of the Nvidia Corporation offices at the Yokneam High-Tech Park, September 8, 2024. (Michael Giladi\/Flash9)<\/p>\n

China has quickly taken a dominant position in the race for resources in the fast-growing area of artificial intelligence, mining around 70 percent of key rare earths.<\/p>\n

Israel, meanwhile, is home to a thriving high-tech sector, including the R&D<\/a> for many of Nvidia\u2019s high-end processors and networking chips.<\/p>\n

The appetite for Nvidia\u2019s chips has been driving the company\u2019s stock price rapidly since early 2023, turning it into the world\u2019s first $5 trillion company at the end of October.<\/p>\n

Netanyahu said earlier this month<\/a> that technological innovation, including AI, was one of his two main goals for Israel moving forward, saying he believes \u201cthere\u2019s another revolution coming.\u201d<\/p>\n


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